652. Treachery (See also Treason.)

1. Aaron plots downfall of Titus. [Br. Lit.: Titus Andronicus ]
2. Achitophel traitorous Earl of Shaftesbury. [Br. Lit.: Absalom and Achitophel ]
3. Agravain, Sir traitorous with Modred against Arthur. [Br. Lit.: Le Morte d’Arthur ]
4. Animal Farm allegory in which the leader of the pigs turns their revolutionary cause of equality into a government of privilege for the “more equal”. [Br. Lit.: George Orwell Animal Farm ]
5. Antenor assigned to hell for actions defeating Troy. [Gk. Myth.: Avery, 106; Ital. Lit.: Dante, Inferno, Walsh Classical, 24]
6. Antonio schemes against his brother Prospero. [Br. Lit.: The Tempest ]
7. Ascalaphus Hadean gardener; informs on Persephone, learning of her potential departure. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 33]
8. Baanah and Rechab Ishbosheth’s captains decapitate him in bed. [O. T.: II Samuel 4:5–7]
9. Bellerophon letter letter, given in pretended friendship, denounces bearer. [Folklore: Walsh Classical, 52]
10. Brutus, Decius committed treachery against friend Caesar. [Br. Lit.: Julius Caesar ]
11. Cantwell, Dr. treacherous towards Lady Lambert; arrested as swindler. [Br. Lit.: The Hypocrite, Walsh Modern, 85–86]
12. Charrington, Mr. antique-store keeper sets up lovers for captors. [Br. Lit.: 1984]
13. Chuzzlewit, Jonas tries to poison father. [Br. Lit.: Martin Chuzzlewit ]
14. Claudius plotted to kill Hamlet’s father and marry his mother. [Br. Lit.: Hamlet ]
15. cock crow before third crowing, Peter thrice denies Christ. [N.T.: Matthew 26:34, 74–75]
16. Cortés, Hernando (1485–1547) repaid Montezuma’s courtesy by murdering him. [Span. Hist.: EB, 5: 194–196]
17. David orders Uriah to be exposed in battle so he may marry Uriah’s wife Bathsheba. [O.T.: II Samuel 11:6]
18. Delilah divulged secret of Samson’s strength to Philistines. [O.T.: Judges 16:19–20]
19. Ephialtes Greek betrayer of Spartans at Thermopylae. [Gk. Hist.: Kravitz, 89]
20. Ganelon the Judas among Charlemagne’s paladins. [Fr. Lit.: Song of Roland; LLEI, I: 286; Ital. Lit.: Inferno ; Br. Lit.: Canterbury Tales, “Nun’s Priest’s Tale”]
21. Iago soldier discredits Desdemona’s fidelity. [Br. Lit.: Othello ]
22. Joab murders two fellow commanders; sides with usurper, Adonijah. [O.T.: I Kings 2:32]
23. Judas Iscariot betrayer of Jesus. [N.T.: Matthew 26:14-16, 20–25, 47–56; 27:3–10]
24. Maskwell cunning doublecrosser; betrays friend and lover. [Br. Lit.: The Double-Dealer ]
25. Melema, Tito betrays his foster father, his stepfather, and his political allies. [Br. Lit.: George Eliot Romola ]
26. Modred revolted against King Arthur. [Arch. Legend: Brewer Handbook, 714–715; Br. Lit.: Idylls of the King ]
27. Morgan le Fay tricks Accolon into stealing Excalibur. [Arth. Legend: Le Morte d’Arthur, Walsh Classical, 3]
28. Pearl Harbor Japan, while negotiating in Washington, bombs Hawaii (December 7, 1941). [Am. Hist.: Fuller, III, 455–456]
29. perfidious Albion Napoleon’s epithet for England, “perfide Albion.” [Fr. Hist.: Misc.]
30. Phaedra in a letter written before her suicide, falsely accuses Hippolytus of attempting to ravish her. [Gk. Drama: Hippolytus ]
31. Polymestor slays Priam’s youngest son Polydorus, who had been entrusted to his care. [Gk. Drama: Euripides Hecuba in Benét, 450]
32. Potiphar’s wife spurned by Joseph, she falsely accuses him of trying to seduce her. [O.T.: Gen. 39]
33. Ptolemy captain of Jericho invites Simon Maccabeus and his sons to a banquet and then slays them. [O.T.: I Maccabees, 16:16]
34. redheadedness from Judas Iscariot; so depicted in art. [Christian Iconog.: Gaster, 165]
35. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Hamlet’s traitorous friends; “adders fang’d.” [Br. Lit.: Hamlet ]
36. Saturninus connives and plots politically; kills Titus. [Br. Lit.: Titus Andronicus ]
37. Schoolmaster of Falerii Etruscan teacher, after delivering children to Romans, is rebuffed. [Rom. Hist.: Hall, 119]
38. Sebastian plots to murder Alonso and Gonzalo. [Br. Lit.: The Tempest ]
39. Thermopylae shown the back door, Persians destroyed Spartans (480 B.C.). [Gk. Hist.: Harbottle, 248]
40. 30 pieces of silver price paid Judas to deliver Jesus. [Christian Symbolism: N.T.: Matthew 26:15]
41. Ugolino 13th-century count of Pisa who treacherously deserted his own party and then twice joined the enemies of his own city. [Ital. Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 921]
42. Uriah letter Uriah carries David’s letter ordering his own death. [O.T.: II Samuel 11:15]
43. whale lures fish to mouth with sweet breath. [Animal Symbolism: Mercatante, 27]
44. woman in red Dillinger’s mysterious girl friend; alerted FBI to his whereabouts. [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 291]
45. yellow color marking doors of convicted traitors. [Fr. Legend: Brewer Dictionary, 1171]

treach·er·y / ˈtrechərē/ • n. (pl. -er·ies) betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature: his resignation was perceived as an act of treachery the treachery of language.

treachery XIII. — (O)F. trecherie, (also mod.) tricherie, f. tricher cheat; see TRICK, -ERY.
So treacherous XIV. — OF. trecherous.